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Experimental music pushes boundaries and defies categorization. Here at Ektoplazm we slap this description on anything that seems unusually creative and difficult to classify. You never know what you'll find...

Jonas Cout is back to the slower BPMs with his new release under his Hongos Longos guise, Rashacadabra. Prioritizing live recorded instruments, the result is a inventive and direct collection of songs, a dialogue between the electro and the organic. Brazilian sounds are more present this time, blending with the adventurous Hongos Longos harmonies. Featuring Daniel Guedes on the saxophone, Raphael Teixeira on the violin, and Jonas himself on the flute, expect the plethora of peculiar soundscapes and musical weirdness that has become his signature sound. Mastered by Natan Bueno @ Psychowave Studio, São Paulo, Brazil. All songs written and produced by Jonas Cout @ Inato Stuio Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with artwork by Longos Hongos.

On the ambitious Infinite Variations of Black & WhiteCaleidisco (Nicholas Gathany) seamlessly splices and layers thousands of sources from virtually every style and genre, weaving samples like cosmic thread to form something entirely new and unique. 12 years in the making, this 56-minute musical journey is a cohesive whole of harmonic ambiguity, always changing and evolving as it treks us into alien frontiers. Each track is titled as a brand new color, never-seen-before; you must HEAR 2 SEE. In the words of Mark Hosler of Negativland, “it was like listening to a magic trick!” Mastered by ZyzzyWorld Masters with artwork by Caleidisco.

Kuduro Psicadélico is a collective of young Portuguese musicians dedicated to new emergent sounds from Angola. Their eponymous debut Kuduro Psicadélico is a musical journey made of a fusion between various genres, always with a psychedelic touch and dance floor vibe. Artwork by Maria Antónia with mastering by Aristóteles Zibuao at Té Xoras Studios.

Caleidisco is San Francisco Bay Area experimental producer Nicholas Gathany (formerly known as Coloringbook), bringing us the sequel to the warp-drive kawaii roller coaster that is Candy Island. Marshmallow Moon is the second installment in the Caleidisco’s Braindrip series, a 60-minute trip of non-stop sample-delic madness and euphoria. Putting good use to the wide breadth of the musical spectrum by layering, mixing, sampling, and splicing our way on a magical voyage to new worlds, Marshmallow Moon is a synesthesial celebration of future sound and color. This freestyle sound influenced by future bass, dofflin, nu-disco, future funk, psybient, house, and much more. Mastered by ZyzzyWorld Masters with artwork by Caleidisco.

Pororoca, the experimental duo from Germany is back with something you might not expect after their last release, Opposite Orchestra. This time you will be taken into the twisted and surprising mind madness of Agent Ant, who is some sort of an ambivalent detective, searching for truth without being able to deny his inner anger. Get ready for a colorful mix of feelings and fast BPMs, a collection of rather old songs, that never made it into public until now. All tracks written and produced by Jan Kurzmann and Timo Neff. Mastering and artwork by Timo Neff.